Photos: Bruins win 2011 Stanley Cup

Photos: Bruins win 2011 Stanley Cup

The Bruins celebrated on the ice in Vancouver after winning the 2011 Stanley Cup in seven games.

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| October 6, 2011

As the series began, signs of support -- such as the ducklings statues dressed in Bruins garb -- popped up around Boston. Chloe Schouela, 2, took in the statues.

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| October 6, 2011

In Vancouver, fans displayed similar team spirit with a statue at the Lions Gate Bridge wearing a Canucks jersey.

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| October 6, 2011

The Canucks' Daniel Sedin sits on Bruins goalie Tim Thomas after a collision in Game 1 at the Rogers Arena in Vancouver.

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| October 6, 2011

The Canucks exploded in celebration when Raffi Torres clinched the game-winner in Game 1 with 19 seconds left. It was the only goal of the game.

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| October 6, 2011

Milan Lucic celebrated after scoring against Vancouver during the second period of Game 2.

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| October 6, 2011

Daniel Sedin sailed over Thomas during a collision in the third period of Game 2.

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| October 6, 2011

The net cam captured Thomas diving into his net during the first period of Game 2.

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| October 6, 2011

Vancouver's Maxim Lapierre battled Andrew Ference for the puck in front of Thomas during Game 2.

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| October 6, 2011

The Bruins again left disappointed when Alex Burrows notched the game-winning goal just 11 seconds into overtime for a 3-2 victory.

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| October 6, 2011

The series seemed to turn in Game 3 when Aaron Rome knocked Boston's Nathan Horton out of the series with a head injury. Horton was carted off the ice.

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| October 6, 2011

The Bruins seemed to intensify after Horton's injury, and Dennis Seidenberg fought with Vancouver's Ryan Kesler fight in the third period.

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| October 6, 2011

David Krejci and the Bruins had an offensive explosion in Game 3, with an 8-1 win, with all goals coming in the final two periods.

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The Bruins continued to be aggressive in Game 4, with Patrice Bergeron sending Kesler flying with a hit in the first period.

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| October 6, 2011

Tyler Seguin then sent Henrik Sedin to the ice after a collision, while the Bruins coasted to a 4-0 win.

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| October 6, 2011

The Canucks seized the momentum back in Game 5, when they returned home for a 1-0 win powered by a third-period goal by Lapierre.

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Bruins fans got revved up for Game 6, when Stephen Doran and his son, James, drove their Bruins-themed 1972 Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme around the streets of Boston.

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| October 6, 2011

While the series went back to Boston, fans still turned out in Vancouver to celebrate a potential Cup-clinching win. There, a Canucks fan playfully grabbed a Bruins fan.

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| October 6, 2011

Tom Gannon of Dorchester brought a good-luck charm to Game 6 -- a piece of the net from the game-winning goal that Bobby Orr scored during the 1970 Stanley Cup Final. Gannon's father was a Boston Police officer and got a piece of the net.

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| October 6, 2011

The Bruins set an early tone in Game 6, with Brad Marchand scoring one of four first-period goals in a 5-2 win.